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What Causes Sore Throat And Cough After Receiving A Flu Shot?

had my flu shot and that evening got a really bad sore throat and then the next 3 days had congestion with coughing. and about 3 hours after flu shot had an itching around the site where I got the shot, never have had an itching like that before and Ive taken the flu shot for years without anything like this happening.
Tue, 17 Jul 2018
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* So far as symptoms narrated here, it is likely to be reaction or sensitivity to the flu shot.
It can be possible for a particular strain of the flu shot, which can show up reaction with no prior history of the same.

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What Causes Sore Throat And Cough After Receiving A Flu Shot?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. * So far as symptoms narrated here, it is likely to be reaction or sensitivity to the flu shot. It can be possible for a particular strain of the flu shot, which can show up reaction with no prior history of the same. I would like to assist further at anytime.